Well, Sunday came and went and there was no meeting with my hoped-for backer, my son, David. He was not feeling up to doing business and asked if we could meet tonight instead. Well, I want him at his best so I said sure. So I used the day to go over every little detail and found quite a few flaws in the presentation. Good thing I had more time after all.
I feel prepared and calm, but I am going to practice giving the plan over a few times this morning and then I should be able to sweep him off of his feet and gain his support. In order to insure David against any loss he might take on this project, I updated my will to say that the first monies from the book go to David directly until his investment is covered. I think I am standing on solid ground because David has a kind heart as well as great business acumen and I am sure I can touch him with my presentation.
In the meantime, I am still re-typing the book into the format that Outskirts Press requires. I'm slightly more than half-way there, but should be finished by the middle of next week. It takes a great attention to detail when you type this last edition because what you send them is exactly what will be published; all the typos and incorrect grammar and punctuation is what will be published and bear your name forever. So I knit-pick like crazy, and read and re-read, and read it out loud, and try to pick up on those crazy little errors. I feel that it distracts the reader's attention from the flow of the book when they come across errors and typos, so I will scrub up to the last moment when I send her across the frequencies to a far-away publisher. It's a good thing that I really like reading my story, because I must have read it over a hundred times and I still can't wait to see what happens next. Also, I've fallen in like/love with all of my characters especially my four protagonists. Some of the characters I absolutely hate because they are rotten human beings.
I can hardly wait to "finish" the process of publishing Legend of Kor, so that I can get started on the next adventure of the energynauts and I can spend more time with them. Kor, is a real place to me, and the people of Kor I have come to love over our adventures. And I never know what my character is going to do next until right after I have written it; it is as if they had their own free will and make choices as they go along in the story.
Well, I will sign off for today so that I can practice my presentation, and tomorrow you will know how things went for this project.
I feel prepared and calm, but I am going to practice giving the plan over a few times this morning and then I should be able to sweep him off of his feet and gain his support. In order to insure David against any loss he might take on this project, I updated my will to say that the first monies from the book go to David directly until his investment is covered. I think I am standing on solid ground because David has a kind heart as well as great business acumen and I am sure I can touch him with my presentation.
In the meantime, I am still re-typing the book into the format that Outskirts Press requires. I'm slightly more than half-way there, but should be finished by the middle of next week. It takes a great attention to detail when you type this last edition because what you send them is exactly what will be published; all the typos and incorrect grammar and punctuation is what will be published and bear your name forever. So I knit-pick like crazy, and read and re-read, and read it out loud, and try to pick up on those crazy little errors. I feel that it distracts the reader's attention from the flow of the book when they come across errors and typos, so I will scrub up to the last moment when I send her across the frequencies to a far-away publisher. It's a good thing that I really like reading my story, because I must have read it over a hundred times and I still can't wait to see what happens next. Also, I've fallen in like/love with all of my characters especially my four protagonists. Some of the characters I absolutely hate because they are rotten human beings.
I can hardly wait to "finish" the process of publishing Legend of Kor, so that I can get started on the next adventure of the energynauts and I can spend more time with them. Kor, is a real place to me, and the people of Kor I have come to love over our adventures. And I never know what my character is going to do next until right after I have written it; it is as if they had their own free will and make choices as they go along in the story.
Well, I will sign off for today so that I can practice my presentation, and tomorrow you will know how things went for this project.
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